cnagen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *gnagan, *knagan, from Proto-West Germanic *gnagan.

Verb

cnāgen

  1. to gnaw
  2. to eat away

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: knagen
  • Limburgish: knage

Further reading
  • “cnaghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cnagen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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